A8-4557M vs i7-2715QE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1905	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	4.27	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	246 mm2
Number of transistors	1160 Million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	Intel BGA1023	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and A8-4557M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 3000

AMD Radeon HD 7640G

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.66	1.19
Recency	3 January 2011	15 May 2012
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

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